SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad SIT Digital Collections Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection SIT Study Abroad Fall 2009 Renewable Energy as a Means to Community Development: A Case Study of Solar Power With Avani in Kumaon, Uttarakhand Sarah Connette SIT Study Abroad Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection Part of the Inequality and Stratification Commons, and the Science and Technology Policy Commons Recommended Citation Connette, Sarah, "Renewable Energy as a Means to Community Development: A Case Study of Solar Power With Avani in Kumaon, Uttarakhand" (2009). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 768. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/768 This Unpublished Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the SIT Study Abroad at SIT Digital Collections. It has been accepted for inclusion in Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection by an authorized administrator of SIT Digital Collections. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. RENEWABLE ENERGY AS A MEANS TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY OF SOLAR POWER WITH AVANI IN KUMAON, UTTARAKHAND Sarah Connette Academic Director: Azim Khan ISP Advisor: Rajnish Jain at AVANI School for International Training India Culture and Development Program Fall 2009 Table of Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………1 Energy poverty: Reality in rural India………………………………………...1 Government renewable energy plans: An emphasis on solar power………….1 Uttarakhand: Remote mountainous villages………………………………......2